Balkrishna case: CBI to send request to Nepal over fake docs

New Delhi, Nov 27: A judicial request has been sent by the CBI to Nepal seeking details of yoga guru, Baba Ramdev's close aide, Acharya Balkrishna in connection to a case of fake documents to get an Indian passport.

According to CBI sources they were in process of finalising letters Rogatory to be sent Nepal so that the details of Acharya Balkrishna's nationality could be found out.

A case against Acharya Balkrishna was registered by the CBI under Sections 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) to procure fake documents and vilaotion of f Section 12 of the Indian Passport Act (knowingly furnishing false documents for getting passport).

A case was registered after the Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University denied that Balkrishna was ever on their rolls.

Rajnish Shukla, registrar, Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University said the number mentioned by Balkrishna in his degree did not match the university records and the enrolment numbers as mentioned by the documents belong to some other student.

He also said that Balkrishna's two degrees 'Purv Madhyama', a high school degree issued to him in the year 1991 and 'Shastri', a Sanskrit degree in 1996 did not figure in the university records.

"Balkrishna's passport is valid. He got his passport about 12-13 years back. Why is the government now raising questions about it?" trust spokesperson SK Tijarawala had said earlier.